MOSCOW, 20 APR – RIA Novosti. For the second time in four days, the Russian su-35 flew 25 feet (7.62 meters) before the American anti-submarine patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon, said in a press release of the Sixth fleet of the U.S. Navy.
According to the statement of the Sixth fleet, the maneuver was deemed unsafe due to high speed of su-35. These actions led to turbulence and the exhaust of a jet engine of the American P-8A Poseidon, as well as jeopardize the safety of both aircraft.
it is Noted that American aircraft had acted in accordance with international law and “did not provoke Russian action.”
Earlier it was reported that on 15 April 2020, the U.S. aircraft P-8A Poseidon was also intercepted by a Russian su-35, which flew less than 8 metres from the American aircraft.
